Podcast: What Is Palliative Care and When Do You Use It?
Palliative care focuses on pain and symptom relief. Dr. Joe Straton explains why it’s appropriate for anyone with breast cancer.
Palliative care is often confused with hospice care, but the two are very different. This podcast is the audio from a special Virtual Community Meetup featuring guest moderator Dr. Joe Straton.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Straton discuss:
- the issues palliative care addresses
- the difference between palliative care and hospice care
- the appropriate time to request palliative care
- insurance coverage for palliative care
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This was an interesting podcast. I was actually describing some issues I'm having with my Internist last week. She said that it sounded like what I needed was actually palliative care but that she knew that the oncologist/cancer center where I go really doesn't have anything like that and that she didn't really have any suggestions where I could go for help where I live. I know I've said this before, but I really wish there were more discussions on what to do if there isn't help for multiple choices of doctors or care where someone lives and if traveling by oneself would be difficult.
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